Matt Atwood chats to GameSpot about that lesbian love scene, the controversy surrounding the first game, and the sequels.
The game was briefly banned in Singapore and caused something of a furore due to the inclusion of the possibility of playing as a female character and having a relationship with a mono-gendered alien (who looks very much like a female).
BioWare's senior manager Matt Atwood says that this is a little unfair. He told GameSpot, "The interesting thing about Liara [the mono-gendered blue alien in question] is that in her species what they do is they join their minds and their minds become one." He said that he thought that the scenes were "really tastefully handled."
Bioware writes: "Like you, we’ve heard the rumors lately. You’ve made it clear you care deeply about what’s next. So let’s start by setting the record straight: the next Mass Effect game is in development, and EA and BioWare remain committed to telling more stories in this universe."
I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed
Like with Fallout, it's starting to feel studios are using TV / Film adaptations when they have no game info to talk about.
I feel the same way.
I mean, how difficult would it be for them to release SOMETHING of substance? Another short trailer? A couple of proper hints? A short story set during the original trilogy, but focused on fringe characters?
Hopefully they're working so hard on the game that they don't have time. But still, with every passing year and so little to show, the franchise will be slipping further and further from people's minds.
Yeah agree it's almost a cop out since Dev times are 5 to 10 years just throw out a few seasons instead you get them done in a year
So the TV show will take place after the OG trilogy. I wonder which ending they’ll use?
Should’ve just posted a picture of an Elcor saying “regretfully, we have nothing to share.”
One of the best things about the Mas Effect series is the companions you meet along the way. So here is a tier list of all the companions from Mass Effect!
To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.
some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier
it's like bitch but your shirt back on, your not blue or spikey get away from me
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.
Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.
Pity.
One can only hope. I'd like to know what else happens and have my dialog I selected through-out my playthrough to mean something. Well that and I only have 2 more achievements to get >< but I suppose that's a good thing this is one of the few games that I just needed to get 'em all. It was like pokemon!
Soon or not soon
Next few months or next few week's
Tomorrow or today !!
Who care's anyway we got GT prolouge comming real soon and then MGS4 and then Killzone and Resistance 2 and lots more top titles comming Soon
so this Mass Deffect piece of crap can just stay on the Crapbox and not bother us again anytime soon
i think this means the saem thing as the God of War soon........next year soon..
If ur old enuff to watch tv. Sorry,I mean the news.u cn play ths game. all that crap on the sex scenes,that is crazy ! And,it wasnt even 20 seconds.ur bound to see more nudity in a PG13 movie.all the b1tching is just lame
I just started playing mass effect Sunday and all I can say is WOW, just plain and simple WOW. This game is freaking amazing. The frame rate dips more than I would like but once I disabled the movie grain (didn’t like the effect anyway) the frame rate was a lot smoother. I am just blown away by how believable the world is and how detailed the dialog is. The voice acting is simply the best I have ever seen in a game. The game had me so captivated I was dreaming of thorian plants, geth and rouge specters all night long.